-- Then, X Games hero Travis Pastrana prepares for his Nationwide Series debut.

-- Mazda is dropping the six from the 6.

-- And we'll put you behind the wheel of the Scion FR-S sports coupe.

All right, let's get started.

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Honda introduced two concept vehicles in Beijing this week.

The Concept C looks like a highly styled Civic. Honda says a production version will be made for the Chinese market next year.

The Concept S will be a global model. Whether we'll see it here is anyone's guess.

We do know that the Concept S is a hybrid and that it may have the coolest color we've ever seen on a Honda.

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Travis Pastrana will make his Nationwide Series debut this Friday at Richmond International Raceway.

Regardless of where he qualifies, Pastrana has an owner's points provisional that guarantees him a spot in the field.

Pastrana will race in a Toyota owned and prepared by RAB Racing, though officially he's still part of Michael Waltrip's team. He's scheduled to start seven races in the Nationwide Series this year.

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Automotive News reports that Mazda will drop the V6 from the Mazda 6. The redesigned model will get a lightweight chassis, a high-compression, direct-injection four-cylinder engine and new transmissions from Mazda's Skyactiv technology bin.

Mazda's move follows a trend of midsize cars going without six-cylinder engines for better fuel economy. For example, Ford has dropped six-bangers from redesigned versions of the Escape SUV and the Fusion sedan.

The new Mazda 6 will arrive in the United States in the first quarter of 2013.

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We'll leave you today with a video of West Coast editor Mark Vaughn and his take on the sporty Scion FR-S.

Come on back tomorrow for more Autoweek TV. Until then, enjoy the drive.